Beijing vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$2350
🏠 One person rent	$575	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$267
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	100	14
😀 Quality of life	75	50
🏙️ Population	21.9M	224K

The cost of living in Beijing is 15% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 5387th and 6145th ($1016 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in China and Suriname, respectively. Check China vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 989th and 6256th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Paramaribo

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	Beijing	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$5.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$3.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$1909

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1645
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1643
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1031
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1062
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$560
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$565
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$610
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$789
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$777
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$953
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1084
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$697
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1178
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$639
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1418
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$694
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$890
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$590
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1070
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1062
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$737
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$1000
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$1007
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$746
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$611
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$679
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$682
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$674
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$639
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$583